so i’ve decided that possibly the best job one could have would be anything that has to do with a record store. and i’m not talking about the music section at best buy or circuit city, or even some chain like tower records or virgin records. i mean an honest to goodness locally run and owned record store. if you’ve never been to one then you sure are missing out. they’re just so fun. the people that work there seem to be having the time of their lives, they get to talk to people all day long about music, and they get to subject their customers to whatever the hell they want to over the establishment’s loudspeakers. unlike chains where they have to play whatever is popular or just whatever the company tells them to play.

like today. i was in austin and went to a few of such businesses. the first i went to was Antone’s Records. it’s a small little place that i’ve never been to before and was quite excited to find that it’s inventory was made up of 75% vinyl. very cool. they had a lot of excellent stuff. there was only one person working there. a girl. this girl was just relaxin behind the counter with a stack of records next to her. those were records she had chosen from the store’s selection to be her soundtrack for the day. she had some jazz, lots of blues, and some zeppelin. how freakin cool is that!!!!!

the second place i visited was Waterloo Records. this is the coolest store on the planet. it’s big. really big. and there’s nothin but music there. granted they are a tad pricey, but it’s still the coolest store ever. all the people that worked there were typical ‘record store employee’ looking people, were all musical snobs (which is a good thing), and all seemed to be having the time of their life. and they get to do that EVERYDAY!!!! life is so unfair. i would even be content with getting to GO to a place like that everyday. but alas, i live in a small hick town with no such place of business. oh how i long to return to life in the big city. until then………..